supper

noun

sup·​per ˈsə-pər 

1

a

: the evening meal especially when dinner is taken at midday

b

: a social affair featuring a supper

especially : an evening social especially for raising funds

a church supper

2

: the food served as a supper

eat your supper

3

: a light meal served late in the evening

Examples of supper in a Sentence

I always enjoyed our Sunday night suppers.

It's almost time for supper.

We took a walk after supper.

I had too much wine at supper.

He didn't come home for supper.

Recent Examples on the Web

Toss the ingredients onto a sheet pan and help the kids with homework while this one-dish supper is in the oven. —Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025

The smell, however, lingers, perhaps not so much to bother you, but enough that the opossum keeps showing up, hoping to find its supper. —Joan Morris, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2025

Afternoon tea is served in the lobby bar, and the nightly midnight supper ritual offers late-night menu selections several evenings a week. —Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025

The after-school supper program varies each year depending on available partnerships and offerings and provided around 430 schools with dinners last year, the district told the Tribune in an email Tuesday. —Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English soper, from Anglo-French super, from super to sup — more at sup

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing supper

• supper club

Rhymes for supper

• upper

Kids Definition

supper

noun

sup·​per ˈsəp-ər 

1

a

: the evening meal especially when dinner is eaten at midday

b

: a social affair having a supper

2

: a light meal served late in the evening